Understanding Occupational Therapy: Helping Your Child Thrive at Home and Beyond
Parents want to support their children’s growth and development in every way possible. When children have challenges in self-regulation or sensory processing, it can be hard for parents to know how to help. One approach that can make a big Read more >>
CHC’s Occupational Therapy Gym Gets a Spring Refresh
What if a therapy room felt more like a playground? What if there were soft mats covering the floor, colorful walls, climbing spaces, and swinging trapezes? And what if, upon entering this special space, you were greeted by a friendly Read more >>
What Is Sensory Processing Disorder?
It’s not uncommon to feel overwhelmed by competing conversations or flashing lights, but for children and adults with Sensory Processing Disorder, these sensations disrupt and overwhelm everyday life. Read more >>
Sensory Integration and Sensory Processing Disorders Fact Sheet [downloadable]
Sensory integration involves perceiving, modulating, organizing, and interpreting these sensations to optimize occupational performance and participation. Well-regulated and appropriately functioning sensory systems contribute to important outcomes in social emotional, physical and motor, communication, self-care, cognitive, and adaptive skills development and Read more >>
Understanding Sensory Integration
Sensory integration is an essential part of your development — it helps define everything from the way you see and hear things in the world, to the way that your body exists in space and more. Yet, research suggests that Read more >>
Join host Cindy Lopez and her guests as they discuss how a family culture of compassion can really open hearts and minds. Therapist Kendra Evans and Occupational Therapist Vibha Pathak draw from their professional experiences working with kids of all Read more >>
Does My Child Need Occupational Therapy (OT)?
Written by Vibha Pathak, Occupational Therapist, OTD, OTR/L Every morning Marsha, age 10, wakes up on the wrong side of the bed and it is a battle to get to school on time. Read more >>
Occupational Therapy: What You Need to Know
Occupational therapy, or OT, can help people of all ages do the activities of daily living (ADLs) they struggle to do. Occupational therapy for children can lead to big benefits, especially for kids with learning and attention issues. Read more >>
